TY - JOUR
T1 - Participants' and staffs' evaluation of the Illness Management and Recovery program
T2 - a randomized clinical trial
AU - Dalum, Helle Stentoft
AU - Waldemar, Anna Kristine
AU - Korsbek, Lisa
AU - Hjorthøj, Carsten Rygaard
AU - Mikkelsen, John Hagel
AU - Thomsen, Karin
AU - Kistrup, Kristen
AU - Olander, Mette
AU - Lindschou, Jane
AU - Nordentoft, Merete
AU - Eplov, Lene Falgaard
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - BACKGROUND: Psychoeducational interventions for people with severe mental illness are developed to enable them to manage their illness effectively to improve prognosis and recovery.AIM: The aim was to investigate the benefits and harms of the Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) program among people with severe mental illness in Denmark. IMR builds among other approaches on a psychoeducational approach.METHODS: A randomized, multi-center, clinical trial of the IMR program compared with treatment as usual among 198 participants with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder investigating outcomes related to illness self-management assessed by the IMR scale, recovery, hope and participants' satisfaction at the end of the 9 months intervention period.RESULTS: No statistical differences were seen between the two groups regarding illness self-management, hope, recovery, or satisfaction with treatment.CONCLUSIONS: IMR appears not to be better than treatment as usual in any of the outcomes. Further studies with a longer follow-up period, better assessments of recovery and a systematic review of the existing trials are needed to assess if the program is effective.
AB - BACKGROUND: Psychoeducational interventions for people with severe mental illness are developed to enable them to manage their illness effectively to improve prognosis and recovery.AIM: The aim was to investigate the benefits and harms of the Illness Management and Recovery (IMR) program among people with severe mental illness in Denmark. IMR builds among other approaches on a psychoeducational approach.METHODS: A randomized, multi-center, clinical trial of the IMR program compared with treatment as usual among 198 participants with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder investigating outcomes related to illness self-management assessed by the IMR scale, recovery, hope and participants' satisfaction at the end of the 9 months intervention period.RESULTS: No statistical differences were seen between the two groups regarding illness self-management, hope, recovery, or satisfaction with treatment.CONCLUSIONS: IMR appears not to be better than treatment as usual in any of the outcomes. Further studies with a longer follow-up period, better assessments of recovery and a systematic review of the existing trials are needed to assess if the program is effective.
U2 - 10.1080/09638237.2016.1244716
DO - 10.1080/09638237.2016.1244716
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27841057
SN - 0963-8237
VL - 27
SP - 30
EP - 37
JO - Journal of Mental Health
JF - Journal of Mental Health
IS - 1
ER -